3 - Health

I work in the PsychHealth Centre in the Mental Health Department as an outpatient psychiatric nurse.

When somebody is discharged from the hospital, they see me as part of their follow-up program. I have about 90 people on my caseload. Some come from referrals from general practitioners and I will take those patients if I feel I can offer them therapy or treatment.

Essentially I work with people who have one of the following four illnesses: schizophrenia, bi-polar affective disorder, major depression and anxiety disorders.